Introduction of EM Solutions
Introduction
Flux is being integrated into SIMLAB to enable our users to benefit from a easy to use interface and take advantage of the Multiphysics capabilities in SIMLAB. Several applications have been integrated (with limitations):
- 2D Electrostatic
- 2D Magnetic AC
- 2D Magnetostatic
- 2D Transient Magnetic
- 3D Electrostatic
- 3D Magnetic AC
- 3D Magnetostatic
- Magnetostatic Integral
- 3D Transient Magnetic
- Parasitics Extraction
- Supplied Conductors AC
We are consistently working on creating examples to help familiarize our users with the SIMLAB workflow. Please find these examples in the Tutorials package and the SIMLAB Learning Center.
Keyword dictionary between Flux and SimLab
| Categories | SimLab | Flux |
|---|---|---|
| Geometry | Vertex | Point |
| Edge | Line | |
| Face | Face | |
| Body | Volume | |
| Object (multi Volumes) | ||
| Coordinate | Coordinate systems | |
| Not implemented | Geometric parameter | |
| Move | Transformation | |
| Domain | Infinite Box | Infinite Box |
| Symmetry | Symmetry | |
| Periodicity | Periodicity | |
| Mesh | Mesh Controls | Aided Mesh |
| Mesh point, line | ||
| Mesh generator | ||
| Relaxation line, face, volume | ||
| Shadow face | ||
| node, line/face/volume element | node, line/face/volume element | |
| Physics | Material | Material |
| Not implemented | Point Region | |
| Not implemented | Line Region | |
| Not implemented | Face Region | |
| Loads and Constraints | Volume Region | |
| Not implemented | Magnetic circuit cut | |
| Not implemented | Electric terminal | |
| Not implemented | Non meshed coil | |
| Not implemented | Source magnetic field | |
| Motion | Mechanical set | |
| Imposed Current Coil Load and Constraints | Circuit component - Coil conductor |
Equivalence Material between Flux and SimLab
All Flux models of material are not available in SimLab. The available models are presented in the table below.| SimLab | Flux equivalence |
|---|---|
| Linear Soft Magnetic | Linear isotropic |
| Non Linear Soft Magnetic | Isotropic analytic saturation + knee adjustment (arctg, 3 coef.) |
| Spline Soft Magnetic | Isotropic spline saturation |
| Linear Permanent Magnet | Linear magnet described by the Br module |
| Nonlinear Permanent Magnet | Nonlinear magnet described by Hc and Br module |
Equivalence Region between Flux and SimLab
About Region, the notion of region no longer exists in SimLab. SimLab uses Loads and Constraints and/or Material which are directly assigned to bodies.| Flux | SimLab |
|---|---|
| Air or vacuum region | Not a region, it's very simplified in
SimLab. It's only the Air material assigned to bodies. |
| Magnetic non conducting region | Not a region, it's very simplified in
SimLab.
|
| Coil conductor region | It's a Loads and Constraints called Imposed Current Coil |
| Laminated non conducting region | Not implemented |
| Inactive region | Not implemented, but it is not
necessary. It is enough not to assign the bodies to the solution to have these bodies "Inactive". |
Equivalence Postprocessing between Flux and SimLab
About Postprocessing, All functionalities of Flux postprocessing are not available in SimLab. However during this transition phase with the integration of all needed functionalities of Flux in SimLab, after solving, it is possible to view the results in Flux by a right click on Results and click on View in Flux.→ Flux is launched and the corresponding Flux project is opened, ready to be postprocessed.
| Flux | SimLab |
|---|---|
| Spatial 2D Curve (VS a path) | XY Plot |
| Parametric 2D Curve (VS a piloted parameter) |
Result Request and 2D Plot |
| Spatial 3D Curve (VS a grid) | Not implemented |
| Spatial/Parametric 3D Curve (VS a path and a piloted parameter) | Not implemented |
| Parametric 3D Curve (VS a two piloted parameters) | Not implemented |
| Animation | Animation |
| Isovalues | Panel of Results (Contour) / IsoSurface |
| Arrows | Panel of Results (Vector) |
| Computation on Point (local computation) | XY Plot |
| Computation on physical entities (global computation) | Result Request and 2D Plot |